Week 3
Final
MIN
NO1Q 09:41
7 - 0
A. Peterson 19-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 4 19 yd
after contact
1Q 06:42
7 - 7
P. Thomas 38-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 10 39 yd
after catch
1Q 02:16
14 - 7
S. Rice 5-yard TD catch from B. Favre.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 10:37
14 - 14
D. Henderson 9-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 13:05
14 - 21
P. Thomas 9-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 3 yd
after contact
3Q 07:40
21 - 21
A. Peterson 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 1 yd
after contact
4Q 12:48
21 - 28
R. Bush 5-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal 1 yd
after catch
4Q 05:03
28 - 28
A. Peterson 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 1 yd
after contact
OT 10:19
28 - 31
G. Hartley 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
Top Performers
Pass Yds
310
Favre
MIN
Rush Yds
122
Peterson
MIN
Rec Yds
102
Berrian
MIN
Scrim TD
3
Peterson
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2009 NFC North
MIN NO
Vikings 
Packers 
Bears 
Lions | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saints | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Falcons | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Panthers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 28, in the 2009 NFC Championship game on January 24, 2010.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Favre #4 | 28/46 | 310 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 17/31 | 197 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 106.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Peterson #28 | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 3 | 27 |
C. Taylor #29 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 |
P. Harvin #12 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
B. Favre #4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 1 | 12 |
R. Bush #25 | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 6 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Berrian #80 | 9/12 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 30 |
V. Shiancoe #81 | 4/6 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 26 |
S. Rice #18 | 4/11 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 20 |
P. Harvin #12 | 5/8 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
C. Taylor #29 | 3/6 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
A. Peterson #28 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Henderson #19 | 4/6 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/3 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 38 |
R. Bush #25 | 2/4 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 28 |
D. Thomas #85 | 3/6 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
M. Colston #12 | 2/5 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Meachem #17 | 2/3 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
J. Shockey #80 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Moore #16 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Peterson #28 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Reynaud #25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
B. Favre #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P. Harvin #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K. Onatolu #55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Tahi #38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Evans #73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Fujita #55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Greenway #52 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #40 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Leber #51 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Williams #93 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Winfield #26 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brinkley #54 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #91 | 3-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Johnson #25 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sapp #20 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Allen #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kennedy #73 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Peterson #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Shiancoe #81 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sullivan #65 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Abdullah #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dugan #83 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Farwell #59 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Frampton #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Griffin #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sharper #42 | 11-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McCray #93 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hargrove #95 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Longwell #8 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 44 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 7 | 359 | 51.3 | 63 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Harvin #12 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reynaud #25 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Favre #4 | 28/46 | 310 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Peterson #28 | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 3 | 27 |
C. Taylor #29 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 |
P. Harvin #12 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
B. Favre #4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Berrian #80 | 9/12 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 30 |
V. Shiancoe #81 | 4/6 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 26 |
S. Rice #18 | 4/11 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 20 |
P. Harvin #12 | 5/8 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
C. Taylor #29 | 3/6 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
A. Peterson #28 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Peterson #28 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Reynaud #25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
B. Favre #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P. Harvin #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K. Onatolu #55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Tahi #38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Greenway #52 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #40 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Leber #51 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Williams #93 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Winfield #26 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brinkley #54 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Edwards #91 | 3-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Johnson #25 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sapp #20 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Allen #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kennedy #73 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berrian #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Peterson #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Shiancoe #81 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sullivan #65 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Abdullah #39 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dugan #83 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Farwell #59 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Frampton #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Griffin #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Longwell #8 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Harvin #12 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reynaud #25 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 17/31 | 197 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 106.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 1 | 12 |
R. Bush #25 | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 6 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Henderson #19 | 4/6 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/3 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 38 |
R. Bush #25 | 2/4 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 28 |
D. Thomas #85 | 3/6 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
M. Colston #12 | 2/5 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Meachem #17 | 2/3 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
J. Shockey #80 | 1/2 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Moore #16 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Evans #73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Fujita #55 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sharper #42 | 11-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Greer #33 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ayodele #92 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McCray #93 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hargrove #95 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Charleston #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hamilton #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hartley #5 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morstead #6 | 7 | 359 | 51.3 | 63 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roby #15 | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
10 plays,
80 yd,
05:257-0
Touchdown
7 plays,
71 yd,
03:057-7
Touchdown
10 plays,
48 yd,
04:1914-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:1114-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:3914-7
Touchdown
7 plays,
64 yd,
02:5114-14
Punt
7 plays,
33 yd,
04:1814-14
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:3014-14
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:0014-14
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:5014-14
Punt
6 plays,
15 yd,
00:3914-14
Fumble
2 plays,
0 yd,
00:1714-14
End of Half
2 plays,
5 yd,
00:5614-14
Touchdown
4 plays,
37 yd,
02:0414-21
Touchdown
9 plays,
80 yd,
05:2121-21
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:0621-21
Interception
8 plays,
41 yd,
04:3021-21
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:5921-21
Fumble
2 plays,
5 yd,
00:5021-21
Touchdown
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:3121-28
Fumble
7 plays,
70 yd,
03:0221-28
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:4021-28
Touchdown
7 plays,
39 yd,
02:5928-28
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:2128-28
Interception
8 plays,
46 yd,
02:3028-28
End of Half
2 plays,
0 yd,
00:0728-28
Field Goal
10 plays,
22 yd,
04:4528-31
475
Total Yds
257
310
Pass Yds
189
165
Rush Yds
68
13
Total Drives
14
82
Total Plays
55
5.8
Yards Per Play
4.7
6.7
Yards Per Pass
5.9
4.6
Yards Per Rush
3
36:49
Possession
27:56
7
Biggest Lead
7
31
1st Downs
15
17
Passing 1st Downs
8
10
Rushing 1st Downs
4
4
1st Downs from Penalties
3
7/12
3rd Down
3/12
0/0
4th Down
1/1
4
Punts
7
5
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
3
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
9
1.0
Sacks
0.0
5
Tackles For Loss
1
0
D/ST TD
0
